Indoor Air Pollution: Part F
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About the Book
Indoor Air Pollution has become a major topic in environmental research and health. Most people spend more than 80% of their time in buildings and are exposed to a broad range of pollutants from indoor sources such as building materials, furniture, carpets and textiles, heating and cooking, household and consumer products, etc. The volume provides a comprehensive review of the major indoor air pollutants: volatile organic compounds, biocides, indoor particles and fibres, combustion products and micro-organisms and their metabolites. Sources and sinks of air pollutants in indoor environments and their chemistry are distinctly different from ambient air pollution, even though the latter may influence indoor air quality. Adsorption and desorption processes, the pollutant source dynamics, gas phase reactions and kinetics - including the fate and final chemical destiny of chemically unstable intermediate compounds - are topics of scientific research as well as the evaluation of their sensory impact and irritation potential. Guidelines for assessing indoor pollution and a broad range of analytical methods have been recently developed and are reviewed by internationally renowned scientists. The specific characteristics of indoor air pollution in developing countries due to the widespread use of open fires for cooking, heating and lighting are analysed as well as the Chinese strategies to address the growing pollution problems by air pollution in its modern building stock.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9783540210986
EAN: 9783540210986
Publisher Date: 27 Sep 2004
Bood Data Readership Text: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Dewey: 363.739
Height: 234 mm
Language: English
No of Pages: 281
PrintOnDemand: N
Series Title: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry / Air Pollution
Star Rating: 0
Year Of Publication: 2004
ISBN-10: 3540210989
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Binding: Hardcover
Country Of Origin: Germany
Gardner Classification Code: W06
Illustrations: 56 black & white tables, biography
MediaMail: Y
Pagination: 281 pages, 56 black & white tables, biography
Returnable: N
Spine Width: 17 mm
Width: 156 mm